Mattress protector



ug. 2, 1932. B, vWElNBERG, 1,869,450

MATTRES S PROTECTOR Filed Nov. 26, 1950 i 7 EE- Paieniedaugz, 1932 i'1,869,450.'

UNITED STATES IENNETT WEINBERG, F BUTTEMOliTIANA Y. v I

Application filed November 26, 1930. Serial No. 498,481.

The invention relates to devices for covthrough all of the superposedparts, asV shown ering bed springs to protect the mattresses in Fig. 3.Y resting thereon, and it aims to provide an The outer edges of theelastic strips l1 are exceptionally simple and inexpensive devicewrapped at 13 around two bars 14 respec-` n of this character, yet onewhich may be easily tively, said bars being either of lwood or 50.

applied and will be of unusual advantage. metal. Attaching hooks toengage the lVith the foregoing in view, the invenends oi'' a bed spring16, are provided with tion resides in the novel subject matter hereflatShanks 17 which rest upon the outer edge inafter described and claimed,description portions of the elastic strips 11, and rivets 18 le beingaccomplished by reference to the acpass through these shanks and theunderly- 55 companying drawing. ing portions 11, 13 and 14 of theprotector. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the In use, theprotector is laid upon the device applied to a conventional bed spring.spring, the hooks 15 at one end of said pro- Fig. 2 is a top plan viewof the protector, tector are engaged with one end of the i5 partlybroken away. spring, the protector is then stretched lon- 6o* Fig. 3 isan enlarged longitudinal sectional gitudinally and the hooks at itsother end view substantially on line 3 3 of Fig. 2.l engaged with theadjacent end of the bed Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional viewSpring, and the elasticity of the strips 11 then on line f4 of Fig. 2. Yholds the protector in smooth stretched con- The preferred constructionhas been illusdition and prevents release of the hooks. 65

trated and will be specifically described, with By employing the detailsdisclosed, the dethe understanding that minor variations may vice may beeasily and inexpensively manube made within the scopevof the inventionas tactured and hence sold at small cost, but claimed.l attention isagain invited to the fact that In constructing the device, I make use ofminor variations may be made within the 70 a rectangular sheet 5 ofmuslin or other tex- SCOpe o f the invention as claimed.

tile material. Lying upon and preferably I claiin: i

glued or otherwise secured to the sheet 5, is l. A-I'Iiattressprotectingbed spring cover a rectangular Sheet 6 0f heavy paper, this comprising aflexible inelastic sheet, two

So paper Sheet being of less length and Width elastic strips extendingalong the end edges than the sheet 5, so that the transverse and 0f SaldSheet TQSPQCVQIY Mld Secllred at longitudinal edges 7 and 7 of saidsheet 5 then' ml' edges t11 `et0 Sad mlastlc. Sheet may be turnedinwardly upon the marginal vand elastic strips being substantially inthe portions of said Sheet 6 TWO longitudinal same horizontal plane, twotransverse bars reinforcing strips 8 of heavy paper are glued y n orotherwise secured upon the longitudinal lll Sglkollgegl(fgl Il l ,Edgeplotlori Oth Sleet 6 an@ upofl, thfe tlllll' edge portions of saidfelascstrips, and rivets will (mgl u ma e ge Forums. t o, e passing throughsaid bars, said hook shanlrs )Geulle Sheet and the ends 9 of Sad Stmpsand said rolled edge portions of said elastic 85` are shown lying uponthe inturned ends 7 ot Strips. l Y said sheet 5. The bound inner edges10 of 2, In a mattress pr0tecting bed Sp1-ing WO transverse elast@Strips 11 rest P011 the cover, a lower rectangular textile sheet, aninturned. ends 7- 0f the sheet 5 and upon the upper heavy paper sheetvcemented upon said 5 ends 9 of the strips 8 and stitching 12 passestextile sheet and of less length and width 90 around which the outeredgeportions of said 8o than the latter, the edges of said textile sheetbeing turned inwardly upon the upper side of said paper sheet,longitudinal reinforcing strips of heavy paper cemented upon said 5paper sheet and the inturned longitudinal

